Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20858170›Full record

ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry2010

Use of Kv1.3 blockers for inflammatory skin conditions.

W Nguyen, B L Howard, D S Neale, P E Thompson, P J White, H Wulff, D T Manallack

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Review in Current medicinal chemistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Identification of Novel Kv1.3 Channel-Interacting Proteins Using Proximity Labelling in T-Cells.Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology · 2025
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  4. Altered expression and functional role of ion channels in leukemia: bench to bedside.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

W NguyenMonash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
B L Howard
D S Neale
P E Thompson
P J White
H Wulff
D T Manallack
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute · AUMonash University · AUUniversity of California System · US

Funding

The microglial potassium channels Kv1.3 and KCa3.1 as therapeutic targets for neuR01GM076063 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI WULFF, HEIKE · 2006 to 2014
$2.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM076063
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent results using animal models of inflammatory skin conditions have shown that blockers of the voltage-gated potassium channel, Kv1.3 hold great promise for clinical utility. Kv1.3 blockers act as immunosuppressants by modulating the various subsets of inflammatory T and B cells involved in autoimmune disorders. While peptidic inhibitors based on naturally occurring venoms demonstrate potent and selective Kv1.3 blockade, these require parenteral administration and may face potential immunogenicity problems. Small molecule blockers show considerable diversity, however selectivity over other Kv1-family channels has been difficult to achieve. More recent advances have added to the evidence that Kv1.3 channels are a suitable therapeutic target and that the development of novel and selective agents will herald new drugs for inflammatory skin disorders.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsHumansKv1.3 Potassium ChannelPotassium Channel BlockersPsoriasisKv1.3 Potassium ChannelPotassium Channel Blockers

Identifiers

PMID20858170
PMCPMC3337760
OpenAlexW2106839892

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